Action for a greener, healthier America

Greener Together

Opportunities to connect with the natural world and other like-minded people through engaging events, fun activities and helpful guides.

Nifty Fifty Activities

Looking for family-friendly ways to learn about our planet and how to protect it? Check out our guide of 50 environmental activities kids can do at home.

Destination: Zero Carbon

See how communities around the country have already started working toward a clean, efficient and sustainable low-carbon transportation system. 

Trouble in the air

Millions of Americans are breathing polluted air, and global warming is making it worse.

Your support makes it possible.

We’re working to harness our wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities and our country greener and healthier places to live for all of us.

News, blogs, action and more

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Good as news: positive environmental stories you may have missed this week

The Public Interest Network’s Environment America and U.S. PIRG are working on multiple campaigns to help America get through the coronavirus pandemic as quickly and safely as possible. But we're also working to ensure that when the outbreak ends, the United States’ policies and practices ensure a cleaner, safer, better world for all of us. 

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Bringing Nature to Your Screen

Social distancing may mean putting a pause on certain outdoor adventures. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate the natural world from the comfort of your own home. Consider watching some (or all) of these 14 nature films to make you feel like you are summiting a mountain or trekking through the Amazon.

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My day at the Capitol: A day in the life of this clean energy advocate

The sun shimmered off the golden dome of the Massachusetts State Capitol as I entered the building to deliver petitions signed by more than 4,000 Bay Staters who want the state to commit to getting all its energy from renewable sources like the sun and the wind.

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Connecting with nature in my own backyard

Guest blog from John Ammondson of Environment New Mexico about his daily neighborhood walks and reminders that he has found of nature all around us

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Great books about nature: Environment America staff picks

Looking for a great book about nature? We got you covered. We asked some of our staff to share their favorites.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.